Bob Holden | |
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Nationality | Australian |
Born | Notting Hill, Victoria | 1 December 1932
Australian Super Touring Championship | |
Years active | 1993–98 |
Teams | Bob Holden Motors |
Starts | 34 |
Best finish | 7th in 1993 Australian 2.0 Litre Touring Car Championship |
Previous series | |
1961-86 1963 |
Australian Touring Car Champ. Australian Drivers' Champ. |
Championship titles | |
1966 | Bathurst 1000 |
Robin John "Bob" Holden (born 1 December 1932 in Notting Hill, Victoria [1]) is an Australian racing driver. Holden raced small-engined touring cars throughout his career, racing Peugeots in the early 1960s, establishing a reputation for himself which saw him become a regular part of BMC Australia racing program for Minis which culminated with a victory in the 1966 Bathurst 500 co-driving with Rauno Aaltonen. [2] Into the 1970s Holden moved on to race Ford Escorts in various guises, [3] moving into Toyota Corollas in the 1980s, winning the 1.6-litre class at the Bathurst round of the 1987 World Touring Car Championship. [4] [5] [6] In the mid-1990s Holden moved into BMW M3s [7] and later a BMW 318i Super Touring car in which he raced his final Bathurst in 1998, at the time setting the record for most Bathurst appearances. [1]
Holden has continued his involvement in racing through the historic racing scene, [8] and has restored two of his Group C specification Ford Escorts to race in historic touring car racing, although one was recently badly damaged at Oran Park. He has also restored one of his Group A specification Toyota Corolla FX-GTs which he races himself in the Australian Heritage Touring Car Championship for historic Group C and Group A touring cars. Holden is also involved in charity work, helping disadvantaged youth acquire trade skills to help establish themselves in society.
( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | DC | Points |
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1987 | Bob Holden Motors | Toyota Sprinter AE86 | MNZ | JAR | DIJ | NUR | SPA | BNO | SIL |
BAT 23 |
CLD | WEL | FJI | NC | 0 |
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Bob Holden | |
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Nationality | Australian |
Born | Notting Hill, Victoria | 1 December 1932
Australian Super Touring Championship | |
Years active | 1993–98 |
Teams | Bob Holden Motors |
Starts | 34 |
Best finish | 7th in 1993 Australian 2.0 Litre Touring Car Championship |
Previous series | |
1961-86 1963 |
Australian Touring Car Champ. Australian Drivers' Champ. |
Championship titles | |
1966 | Bathurst 1000 |
Robin John "Bob" Holden (born 1 December 1932 in Notting Hill, Victoria [1]) is an Australian racing driver. Holden raced small-engined touring cars throughout his career, racing Peugeots in the early 1960s, establishing a reputation for himself which saw him become a regular part of BMC Australia racing program for Minis which culminated with a victory in the 1966 Bathurst 500 co-driving with Rauno Aaltonen. [2] Into the 1970s Holden moved on to race Ford Escorts in various guises, [3] moving into Toyota Corollas in the 1980s, winning the 1.6-litre class at the Bathurst round of the 1987 World Touring Car Championship. [4] [5] [6] In the mid-1990s Holden moved into BMW M3s [7] and later a BMW 318i Super Touring car in which he raced his final Bathurst in 1998, at the time setting the record for most Bathurst appearances. [1]
Holden has continued his involvement in racing through the historic racing scene, [8] and has restored two of his Group C specification Ford Escorts to race in historic touring car racing, although one was recently badly damaged at Oran Park. He has also restored one of his Group A specification Toyota Corolla FX-GTs which he races himself in the Australian Heritage Touring Car Championship for historic Group C and Group A touring cars. Holden is also involved in charity work, helping disadvantaged youth acquire trade skills to help establish themselves in society.
( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1987 | Bob Holden Motors | Toyota Sprinter AE86 | MNZ | JAR | DIJ | NUR | SPA | BNO | SIL |
BAT 23 |
CLD | WEL | FJI | NC | 0 |
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